Grady Sizemore

When Rhys Hoskins was ejected from Tuesday night's game against Columbus, Lehigh Valley teammate Cam Perkins ran into the clubhouse to get his first baseman's glove and headed onto the field at Coca-Cola Park for the ninth inning before manager Dusty Wathan stopped him.

Taylor Featherston then quickly retrieved his first baseman's glove and was the one to replace Hoskins.

Logan Moore, the backup catcher, surely would have jumped at the chance, too, to play first. Or third. Or anywhere to help the team.

Lehigh Valley's success this season hinges on veterans such as Perkins, Featherston and Moore as much as it does on the large crop of younger prospects because of their...

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